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Originally Posted by btimbit
Again, it's all in the name of comedy, you're making the mistake of taking it serious.
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Comedians in blackface were "funny" too. I'm sure you can see how people would be offended by that.
Just because someone says "it's in the name of comedy" doesn't automatically give it a free pass.
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Originally Posted by btimbit
I'm not saying you have to find it funny, but it's not like this tape is worsening any of the situations they parody.cc
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I did find it funny, when I was young and stupid. Now I'm just old and stupid, but at least now I can see it for what it is, or at least what it became, and what it became was a thing that white kids laughed at, and the only context was "ha ha drunk Indians".
That stereotype has never gone away. Even as an adult (though I try to steer clear of these types of people) I've heard people pull out the Brocket 99 "accent", and while it's probably meant as a joke, the object of that joke would not think it's funny. And the person doing it would, of course, be a racist moron.